JPH02161580A - Method for switching carrier of optical information reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To compact the subject reader by deciding whether a document is to be rejected or not based upon the format information of the document at the time of generating a reject factor, and shortening a document carrier from a reading sensor up to a changeover board. CONSTITUTION:A reading sensor 4 or a control sensor 9 for reading out the format information of a document 2 detects the length and thickness of the document 2 or the format information such as the ID number of the document 2. A control part 7 decides whether the document 2 is to be rejected or not correspondingly to the format information and controls the changeover board 8. When the document 2 longer than the document carrier from the sensor 4 up to the changeover board 8 is inserted, the document is longer than the document carrier is detected by the format information and the document is stored in an accept stack 5 independently of the existence of a reject factor. Consequently, the document carrier can be shortened and the device can be compacted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a transport path switching method for an optical information reading device having an accept stacker and a reject stacker, and particularly to a transport path switching method for an optical information reading device that is suitable for downsizing. The present invention relates to a route switching method.

[Prior art]

In conventional optical information reading devices, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-1
As described in Publication No. 99183, the information of the form fed out from the hopper is optically read by a reading sensor, and depending on the reading discrimination result, the form conveyance path is switched by a switching plate, and the form is transferred to an accept stacker or an accept stacker. It was stored in the projector's power. Therefore, the length of the conveyance path from the reading sensor to the switching plate is required to be equal to the length of the form to be handled, and when handling multiple types of forms, the conveyance path is set according to the longest form.

Additionally, as a method for processing with a conveyance path that is shorter than the document, if a document that is longer than the set conveyance path is inserted, the document is read, and if there is a rejection factor, it is returned to the conveyance starting position and the switching plate is moved. A method has been proposed in which the data is switched and stored in the reject stacker, and if there is no rejection factor, the data is stored in the accept stacker.

On the other hand, banks, etc. handle a wide variety of forms, and optical information reading devices that read all of these forms are larger and require more desk space for installation. There are restrictions and prompt processing is required.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above conventional technology, after reading information with a reading sensor,
The form transport path is switched depending on the determination result and stored in the accept stacker or reject stack, so the form transport path from the reading sensor to the switching plate that switches the form transport path must be at least as long as the form. there were.

Therefore, when the lengths of documents to be handled are different, it is necessary to have a transport path length that matches the maximum length of the document, making it difficult to downsize the device.

Further, in the method of returning a document that is longer than the set conveyance path to the conveyance starting position, there is a problem in that the processing time becomes long.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned problems and to determine whether or not to reject the form based on the format information of the form when a reject factor occurs. An object of the present invention is to provide a transport path switching method for an optical information reading device, which allows the device to be miniaturized by shortening the length.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the transport path switching method for an optical information reading device of the present invention includes a reading sensor that optically reads information on a form, a control sensor that detects the form, an accept stacker and a reject stacker, If a reject factor occurs in an optical information reading device equipped with a switching board that switches the conveyance path to the stacker,
A feature of the present invention is that the switching plate is controlled by determining whether or not to store the form in the reject stacker based on format information including the length and thickness of the form.

In addition, if the above reject factor occurs and a decision is made to eject the form to the accept stacker based on the above format information, after ejecting the form, the device will be stopped and an alarm indicating a recovery operation request will be displayed. There is a characteristic in doing.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the reading sensor or control sensor that reads the format information of the form is configured to measure the length, thickness, and
Alternatively, the control unit detects format information such as an ID number, determines whether or not to reject according to the format information, and controls the switching board.

For example, when a form longer than the form transport path is inserted, it is detected based on its format information that it is longer than the form transport path, and it is stored in the accept stacker regardless of whether there is a reject factor. Note that when a rejected form is stored in the accept stacker, an alarm is displayed and furthermore, since no numbering is performed, bank staff can easily identify the rejected form.

As a result, it is possible to set the document conveyance path short and downsize the device, and there is no need to adjust the length to the longest document among the documents to be handled.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view schematically showing an optical information reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a hopper, 2 is a form, 3 is a transport roller, 4 is a reading sensor that reads information on the form 2 (ID number, etc.), 5 is an accept stacker, 6 is a reject stacker, 7 is a switching plate 8 8 is a control unit that controls the stacker 5;
, 6, a control sensor 9 detects the form 2, and 10 a printing section.

In this embodiment, the form 2 fed out from the hopper 1 is conveyed by the conveyance roller 3, and the form 2 is conveyed by the reading sensor 4.
The above information is optically read and stacked on the accept stacker 5 or reject stacker 6 by switching the switching plate 8. The stacked forms 2 are collected by a bank employee.

Further, the format information (length, thickness, ID number, etc.) of the form 2 fed out from the hopper 1 is optically detected by the control sensor 9 or the reading sensor 4, and the information is sent to the control section 7. It will be done.

The control unit 7 switches the switching plate 8 in accordance with the format information of the form 2.

The switching mechanism of the switching plate 8 is a commonly used DC
Consists of a solenoid, coil spring, etc.

Next, the operation of the optical information reading device of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of an optical information reading device in an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, after the form 2 is fed out, the control sensor 9
The leading edge of the form 2 is detected (101, 102), and the measurement of the length and thickness of the form 2 is started (103).

Furthermore, the reading sensor 4 starts reading the information on the form 2 (104).

In this way, the trailing edge of the form passes through the control sensor 9 (105).
, the reading sensor 4 (106), the reading ends (107).

Furthermore, the measurement results of the document length and thickness detected by the control sensor 9 are compared with the sheet information of the document length and thickness registered in advance (108), and it is checked whether the reading processing results are valid or not. (109).

As a result, if the sheet information of the form length and thickness matches the sheet information registered in advance (108), and the reading processing result is established (108), the reading processing result is established (108).
09), after numbering in the printing unit 10 (110),
It is discharged to the accept stacker 5 (111).

In addition, even if the document length or thickness is different due to double feeding, etc., or if a rejection factor occurs such as an unsuccessful reading process result (108, 109), the document length detected by the control sensor 9 can be measured. If the result is longer than the transport path length 10 from the reading sensor 4 to the switching plate 8, then (1
12), and discharge to the accept stacker 5 (114).

In addition, the ID number on the form 2 is read by the reading sensor 4,
Check the sheet information of the pre-registered form length,
Similar to the above, despite the occurrence of rejection factors,
Depending on the ID number information, the transport path length 1. Even when it is determined that the document length is longer than that, the document is discharged to the accept stacker 5.

At this time, the device is stopped and an alarm requesting a recovery operation is displayed to the bank employee using a buzzer (115).

As a result, one bank employee recognizes that a reject form has been delivered to the accept stacker 5. In addition.

The alarm is not limited to a buzzer, but various display means such as a lamp, sound, etc. can be considered.

Further, if it is determined in step 112 that the conveyance path length from the reading sensor 4 to the switching plate 8 is smaller than 10,
Control the switching plate 8 to eject to the reject stacker 6 (
113).

In this embodiment, whether or not the form 2 stacked on the accept stacker 5 has been processed is determined by the numbering printed by the printing unit 10, but there are other ways to determine whether the form 2 stacked on the accept stacker 5 has been processed or not. Another possible method would be to provide a mechanism to determine if the processing has been completed by writing it on a form.

In this way, even when handling a form that is longer than the set conveyance path, the length of the conveyance path from the reading sensor 4 to the switching plate 8 can be made equal to or less than the form length, and the device can be operated without reducing the processing speed. can be downsized.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since it is selected and determined whether to reject or not based on the format information of the form, in the case of a long form, it is stacked on the accept stacker regardless of the reading processing result.

Thereby, the form conveyance path from the reading sensor to the switching plate can be set short, and the device can be downsized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of an optical information reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view schematically showing the optical information reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1: Hopper, 2: Form, 3: Conveyance roller, 4: Reading sensor, 5 Near lift stacker, 6: Rigid stacker. :Control unit. : Switching board. 9: Control sensor. 10: Printing section. 〕

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A reading sensor that optically reads information on a form, a control sensor that detects a form, an accept stacker and a reject stacker, and a switching plate that switches the conveyance path to both stackers. In the optical information reading device,
Optical information characterized in that when a reject factor occurs, it is determined whether or not to store the form in the reject stacker based on format information including the length and thickness of the form, and the switching board is controlled. How to switch the conveyance path of a reading device. 2. If the above-mentioned reject factor occurs and a judgment is made to eject to the above-mentioned accept stacker based on the above-mentioned format information, after the ejection, the above-mentioned optical information reading device is stopped and an alarm indicating a recovery operation request is generated. 1. A method for switching a conveyance path in an optical information reading device, characterized in that the method displays: